OBTAINING A JUDGE FROM USA OR DVG

Information regarding the proper procedure and contact information to secure a USA or DVG judge for a trial

SV JUDGESAll SV Judge requests should be submitted to UScA President Jim Alloway from the parent organization of the club wishing to have an SV Judge.

FCI and other International Judge Requests:All requests should be submitted to the AWDF Secretary from the parent organization of the club wishing to have an international Judge

DVG Policy for securing JudgesAWDF organizations that wish to obtain a DVG judge for a trial, all applications and requests must be sent to the LV/DVG America Chief of judges, Hartmut Beckmann. By DVG/Germany rules, no judge can be assigned or accept an assignment to a trial that the application has not gone through the Landesverband chief of judges, whether that's here or in Germany.

UScA Judges:When asking for a working SchH / IPO judge from UScA:You must contact and send a letter of request to the UScA Director of Judges Nathanial Roque. The policy states that the UScA Regional Director director needs to be contacted first BUT if your club is NOT a UScA club please directyour requests to Mr. Roque. Here is the list of judges: http://www.germanshepherddog.com/contact/

Judges not recognized internationally or by other AWDF member clubsPlease keep in mind titles attained under judges that are not recognized outside the United States may hinder teams wishing to attain new titles, compete nationally and possibly internationally under the AWDF umbrella.